Global Warming Mitigation

Proposed Curriculum for New Mexico

Middle Schools6th through 8th

Marcia Bardy – ST589 Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration

NM State Standards hierarchy:3 Strands, 3 Standards, Multiple Benchmarks

Components to Mitigation:

All within the 6th – 8th Benchmarks• Social•Changing Energy Consumption•Alternative Energy Sources•CO2 Sequestration

Ideas, like science, change over time• Technologies • Social values • Political considerations• 2011 Science textbook adoption year• NM HB 310 in 2013-2014 electronic

format begins mathematics• NM and English Language Learners• All content can be integrated within other

curricula

Strand I: Scientific Thinking and Practice Standard I: Understand scientific processes through

• Inquiry• Observing• Experimenting• Predicting• Validating to think critically

National Science Education Standards:… assessments need to probe for students' understanding, reasoning, and the utilization of knowledge …

Strand II: Content of Science – Standard I: Physical ScienceGrades with specific concentrations:

6th – Geological 7th – Biological 8th – Chemistry – Main ConcentrationForms and properties of matter and interactions

• CO2 SequestrationPhysical process of energy transfer, change and conservation of energy• Changing Energy Consumption• Alternative Energy Sources

Forces that produce motion in objects• CO2 Sequestration

Properties, Structure, and Changes of Matter• Chemistry of CO2 Sequestration

http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/sequestration/geologic/

Interactive Geologic Sequestration Model

Strand II: Content of Science – Standard II: Life Science

Grades with specific concentrations: 6th – Geological 7th – Biological – Main Concentration 8th – Chemistry

Diverse structures and functions of living things and complex environment interrelationships

• Changing Energy ConsumptionHow traits are passed and species evolve• Alternative Energy Sources

Structure of organisms and function of cells in living systems• Changing Energy Consumption• CO2 Sequestration

NASA Earth Observatory

Strand II: Content of ScienceStandard III: Earth and Space ScienceGrades with specific concentrations:

6th – Geological – Main Concentration 7th – Biological8th – Chemistry Concepts of energy, matter, and force can explain observed behavior of the solar system, the universe, and their structures

• Changing Energy Consumption• Alternative Energy Sources

Structure of atmosphere and how energy, matter, and forces shape Earth’s systems• Changing Energy Consumption• Alternative Energy Sources• CO2 Sequestration

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/

United States Geological Survey - Publications

Strand III: Science and Society – Standard I: Understand how these concepts influence and are influenced by individuals and societies

Scientific discoveriesInventionsPracticesKnowledge

Grades with specific concentrations: 6th – Role of science knowledge and decisions, technology and

communication7th – Health: personal responsibility, community,

and medical technology8th – Interrelationships of science and technology, scientific

information and environmental phenomena, and risk - benefit analysis

http://www.nrel.gov/learning/sr_wind.html

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

http://www.talentfactory.dk/en/kids/index.htm

Conclusion: Decisions for Content

New Mexico Public Education Department• New Mexico State Standards

New Mexico Educational Communities• Urban or Rural

Teacher Education• New Mexico Tech• University of New Mexico• New Mexico State University• New Mexico Highlands University• Western New Mexico University• Eastern New Mexico University